Cotton South Africa (Cotton SA) was formed in 1998 to represent all role players in the cotton value chain. Cotton SA provides the public infrastructure, supporting the cotton industry, raising awareness of critical issues, providing information necessary for decision-making, and facilitating cooperation on matters of shared interest. Cotton is healthy at its core! It provides a good profit margin per hectare in comparison with other field crops. Cotton is still the best rotational crop to plant, and other crops following the planting of cotton, perform well. The cotton price is currently at a historic high level and is expected to remain this way for the next 18 months (86,66 USc/lb – NY futures, (30/06/2021). KatoenSA/CottonSA is a quarterly publication providing valuable information that is timely and relevant to all sectors of the cotton industry in assessing market conditions and is the official source of statistics on production, trade, consumption stocks, and prices.